1966 Maryland gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1966 Maryland gubernatorial election Maryland presidential no 1962 Maryland gubernatorial election 1962 1969 Maryland gubernatorial special election 1969 (special) November 8, 1966 File:Spiro Agnew (MD).png 150x150px Spiro Agnew Republican Party (United States) 455,318 49.50% File:George Perry Mahoney 1966 (color) (cropped).png George P. Mahoney Democratic Party (United States) 373,543 40.61% Hyman A. Pressman (colorized) (cropped).jpg Hyman A. Pressman Independent politician 90,899 9.88% 1966 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 295px County resultsAgnew: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d72f30 70–80%Mahoney: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor J. Millard Tawes Democratic Party (United States) Spiro Agnew Republican Party (United States) 150x150px 150x150px The 1966 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic governor J. Millard Tawes was unable to seek a third term in office. In the election to succeed him, George P. Mahoney, a controversial segregationist, emerged from the Democratic primary due to splintered support for the two major candidates. Baltimore County Executive Spiro Agnew, was nominated by the Republican Party as their gubernatorial candidate. Mahoney and Agnew squared off, along with independent candidate Hyman A. Pressman. Ultimately, Agnew was victorious over Mahoney, with Pressman a distant third. This year was the last time that the state of Maryland elected a Republican governor until 2002. Agnew was later nominated for vice president by the Republican National Convention, per Richard Nixon's request, in 1968, an election he and Nixon won. This election marks the last time the following Independent city and Counties have voted Republican in a gubernatorial election: Baltimore City, Montgomery, and Prince George's. Democratic primary Candidates George P. Mahoney, Baltimore paving contractor and perennial candidate Carlton R. Sickles, U.S. representative from Lanham (representing Maryland at-large) Thomas B. Finan, Attorney General of Maryland Clarence W. Miles, lawyer and community activist Charles J. Luthardt Sr. Morgan L. Amaimo, real estate broker and perennial candidate Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, surgeon Andrew J. Easter, perennial candidate Results thumb|center|Primary resultsMahoney: #dfeeff 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Sickles: #ffc5da 30–40% #ffaacc 40–50% #ff80b2 50–60% #ff2a7f 70–80%Finan: #e9ddaf 40–50% #d3bc5f 50–60%Miles: #47cc9d 50–60% Democratic Primary resultshttp://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/html/am174--525.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0174, Page 0525 - Maryland Manual, 1969-70 George P. Mahoney Democratic Party (United States) 148,446 30.21 Carlton R. Sickles Democratic Party (United States) 146,607 29.84 Thomas B. Finan Democratic Party (United States) 134,216 27.31 Clarence W. Miles Democratic Party (United States) 42,304 8.61 Charles J. Ludhardt, Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 7,336 1.49 Morgan L. Amaimo Democratic Party (United States) 6,048 1.23 Ross Zimmerman Pierpont Democratic Party (United States) 4,311 0.88 Andrew J. Easter Democratic Party (United States) 2,098 0.43 491,366 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Spiro Agnew, Baltimore County Executive Andrew John Groszer Jr. John J. Harbaugh, Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 1964 Henry J. Laque Jr., perennial candidate Louis R. Milio, Maryland congressional candidate Results Republican primary resultsMaryland Manual - Governor of Maryland, Republican Party https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000174/pdf/am174--526.pdf Maryland State Archives 526 174 19691970 Spiro Agnew Republican Party (United States) 98,531 83.16 Andrew John Groszer, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 9,987 8.43 John J. Harbaugh Republican Party (United States) 4,322 3.65 Henry J. Laque, Jr. Republican Party (United States) 3,365 2.84 Louis R. Milio Republican Party (United States) 2,277 1.92 118,482 100.00 General election Campaign Baltimore paving contractor and perennial candidate George P. Mahoney won the Democratic primary on a segregationist platform, which was possible due to the presence of several strong candidates. Mahoney's slogan, "Your home is your castle--protect it",https://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/21/obituaries/george-mahoney-87-maryland-candidate.html George Mahoney, 87, Maryland Candidate The New York Times 21 March 1989 as well as his stance on many civil rights issues,Hardesty, Richard. [A] Veil of Voodoo. Graduate School of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, 05 May 2008. Web. prompted Baltimore City Comptroller Hyman A. Pressman to enter the race as an independent candidate. Mahoney's controversial stances caused many in the Maryland Democratic Party to split their support between Agnew, which was possible due to his socially progressive views, and Pressman, which enabled Agnew to win the election with a plurality, taking 70% of the black vote.Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and the Destruction of the Republican Party, from Eisenhower to the Tea Party*, p. 191 Results Maryland gubernatorial election, 1966http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000173/html/am173--503.html Archives of Maryland, Volume 0173, Page 0503 - Maryland Manual, 1967-68 Republican Party (United States) Spiro Agnew 455,318 49.50% +5.15% Democratic Party (United States) George P. Mahoney 373,543 40.61% -15.03% Independent politician Hyman A. Pressman 90,899 9.88% Write-ins 1 0.00% 81,775 8.89% -2.39% 919,761 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1966 Gubernatorial Category:1966 United States gubernatorial elections Category:November 1966 in the United States Category:Spiro Agnew